rewooh Posted March 15, 2004 Share Posted March 15, 2004 Is this true? I emailed a local anime store and asked them how much it would cost to specail order them. and they replied that these seletions were out of print and would take a long time to get..and advised me to order them off the interent because ti would be my best decision. is that true? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain america Posted March 15, 2004 Share Posted March 15, 2004 They're most likely just out of production for the time being. There just isn't enough demand for Yamato to be churning them out 24-7. When they get a large enough order, they'll set the molds back up again and pump them out accordingly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wicked Ace Posted March 15, 2004 Share Posted March 15, 2004 They're most likely just out of production for the time being. There just isn't enough demand for Yamato to be churning them out 24-7. When they get a large enough order, they'll set the molds back up again and pump them out accordingly. Even though you posted this explanation, there's going to be somebody who will say, "Oh my God! They're no longer making Valkyries," "Yamato is out of business!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDisco Posted March 15, 2004 Share Posted March 15, 2004 what??? Yamato is going bankrupt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wicked Ace Posted March 15, 2004 Share Posted March 15, 2004 what??? Yamato is going bankrupt? Um. . . yeah! I'm going to put my 1/48s up for sale on ebay, but I'll give you first shot for $400 each. PM if interested. Man, I wonder how much the low-vis types would bring if this were true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent ONE Posted March 15, 2004 Share Posted March 15, 2004 Toys are made in production runs, it may take 3 to 6 weeks to set up a run, then the run will only last for a few days producing thousands of 1/48s, then they break it down and make something else... If demand stays up there may or may not be reason to do another production run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXO Posted March 15, 2004 Share Posted March 15, 2004 what??? Yamato is going bankrupt? They broke the molds??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skull Leader Posted March 15, 2004 Share Posted March 15, 2004 "out of production" is a term a lot of distribution companies use when they can't forsee getting any new product for a long time. It's a known fact that the VF-1J Max and Milia sets will be coming along soon though. As for others, I assumed the Hikaru VF-1J set might still be in production, but I could be wrong. Any 1/48 older than that is pretty much a done deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted March 16, 2004 Share Posted March 16, 2004 They're most likely just out of production for the time being. There just isn't enough demand for Yamato to be churning them out 24-7. When they get a large enough order, they'll set the molds back up again and pump them out accordingly. Even though you posted this explanation, there's going to be somebody who will say, "Oh my God! They're no longer making Valkyries," "Yamato is out of business!" hey now! I was just asking a question. I thought Macross was like Star Wars to Japan. I just have 1/48 yammies on the brain... Why else would I have 15 of them. And more is on the way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wicked Ace Posted March 16, 2004 Share Posted March 16, 2004 They're most likely just out of production for the time being. There just isn't enough demand for Yamato to be churning them out 24-7. When they get a large enough order, they'll set the molds back up again and pump them out accordingly. Even though you posted this explanation, there's going to be somebody who will say, "Oh my God! They're no longer making Valkyries," "Yamato is out of business!" hey now! I was just asking a question. I thought Macross was like Star Wars to Japan. I just have 1/48 yammies on the brain... Why else would I have 15 of them. And more is on the way! Maybe you missed the at the end of my sentence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted March 16, 2004 Share Posted March 16, 2004 It always makes me laugh the way so many people think toy factories churn out toys endlessly day after day. As Agent One said, a production run (depending on size) takes only a few weeks to complete. By the time the toys arrive in the stores, the production run is already over. Graham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APU Posted March 16, 2004 Share Posted March 16, 2004 It always makes me laugh the way so many people think toy factories churn out toys endlessly day after day.As Agent One said, a production run (depending on size) takes only a few weeks to complete. By the time the toys arrive in the stores, the production run is already over. Graham Toybiz, Mattel and Hasbro have continous production but smaller companied only do short runs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JsARCLIGHT Posted March 16, 2004 Share Posted March 16, 2004 what??? Yamato is going bankrupt? They broke the molds??? It's over! It's allllll over! Ahh! Ahhhhh! AAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!! (runs away, leaps out window) splat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted March 16, 2004 Share Posted March 16, 2004 It always makes me laugh the way so many people think toy factories churn out toys endlessly day after day.As Agent One said, a production run (depending on size) takes only a few weeks to complete. By the time the toys arrive in the stores, the production run is already over. Graham Toybiz, Mattel and Hasbro have continous production but smaller companied only do short runs. No toy company no matter how large will have a never-ending production run. For the smaller companies, the production run may be in the thousands or tens of thousands, for the larger companies the production run may be significantly larger, say in the hundreds of thousands or even millions (rare these days), but this is still a finite number. Once the quantity ordered has been completed, the factory switches to another product until demand is such that a second production run is called for. Graham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drifand Posted March 16, 2004 Share Posted March 16, 2004 Every now and then, Bandai reissues golden oldie kits from the 80's, seemingly at random. Most recently, I've seen minty fresh kits of SPT Layzner gracing the shelves in stores. Sometimes, these old kits are reissued just prior to new versions like the recent HG Dunbines and L-Gaims and MG Patlabors. Super old 1/60 Gundam MSV kits recently went on clearance too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jawjaw Posted March 16, 2004 Share Posted March 16, 2004 There will be more 1/48's out in the future (i.e. Max and Millia VF-1J's). If you are interested in any of the previous 1/48's, look around at the various online stores or even ebay. The only 1/48 that is hard to find is the low-viz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valk009 Posted March 16, 2004 Share Posted March 16, 2004 Well, I guess the only toy out there being produced 24/7 365 days a year are Barbie dolls. Apparently they sell one of these things every second somewhere around the world! Ooopppss, how many times have I told myself not to show my girlie side in public.....Macross, Macross, Macross that my toy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retracting Head Ter Ter Posted March 16, 2004 Share Posted March 16, 2004 what??? Yamato is going bankrupt? They broke the molds??? Harmony Gold bought up Yamato?!?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wicked Ace Posted March 16, 2004 Share Posted March 16, 2004 what??? Yamato is going bankrupt? They broke the molds??? Harmony Gold bought up Yamato?!?!? Oooh! I sure hope they do a 1/48 MPC! Same F'ed up sculpt, only bigger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renato Posted March 16, 2004 Share Posted March 16, 2004 I thought Macross was like Star Wars to Japan. No, no way. That'll be Gundam. Macross has nothing more than a cult status over there. In fact, anime in general with the exception of prime time TV anime and Ghibli films is a cult thing even in Japan. Good luck finding anybody who's heard of Shoji Kawamori. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted March 16, 2004 Share Posted March 16, 2004 Well, I guess the only toy out there being produced 24/7 365 days a year are Barbie dolls. Apparently they sell one of these things every second somewhere around the world!Ooopppss, how many times have I told myself not to show my girlie side in public.....Macross, Macross, Macross that my toy! you've been hanging out with Red Comet, haven't you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted March 16, 2004 Share Posted March 16, 2004 They're most likely just out of production for the time being. There just isn't enough demand for Yamato to be churning them out 24-7. When they get a large enough order, they'll set the molds back up again and pump them out accordingly. Even though you posted this explanation, there's going to be somebody who will say, "Oh my God! They're no longer making Valkyries," "Yamato is out of business!" hey now! I was just asking a question. I thought Macross was like Star Wars to Japan. I just have 1/48 yammies on the brain... Why else would I have 15 of them. And more is on the way! Maybe you missed the at the end of my sentence. Naw. Just getting on the sensitive side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the white drew carey Posted March 16, 2004 Share Posted March 16, 2004 We finally sunk the Yamato?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrClay Posted March 16, 2004 Share Posted March 16, 2004 OMG!!!!! Yamato has gone out of business!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xMaDxPeNgUiNx Posted March 17, 2004 Share Posted March 17, 2004 *sniff* Hmm... Had to close out someday... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightbat Posted March 17, 2004 Share Posted March 17, 2004 I told you guys so, I told you so,... didn't I tell you so? huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted March 17, 2004 Share Posted March 17, 2004 Don't forget Yamato has many other product lines, not only Macross. Even if they did stop producing Macross toys, I don't think they would go out of business. Anyway, I'm sure we will continue to see Macross products from Yamato, although even I don't really have a clear idea of what's in the pipeline apart from lots of Macross Zero stuff. As for the 1/48 VF-1 toys, well at the moment most asian retailers still have a fair amount of stock, so it's pointless putting the older 1/48 toys back into production at this time if no stores are going to buy them. It doesn't make good financial sense for Yamato to fill their warehouse full of 1/48s when there are no customers. I'm sure once the stock starts to thin-out Yamato will start getting requests from their distributors for more 1/48 toys and once they recieve enough orders they will pump out another production run. Anyway, it's not like 1/48 toys are especially difficult to find right now (except for the Low-Vis). I mean it's only a few months ago that the VF-1S Hikaru and VF-1J Hikaru came out, plus we had the reissues of the VF-1A Hikaru and VF-1S Focker quite recently as well. Not to mention the VF-1J Super Max is coming at the end of this month and the VF-1J Super Miria in April. It's not a good idea for Yamato to over-saturate the market with 1/48 VF-1 toys. Frankly speaking after the Max and Miria come out, it would probably be a good idea for them to wait at least 1 or 2 years before producing anymore 1/48 VF-1 toys in order to increase the scarcity of the toys and give sufficient time for demand to build. Graham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wicked Ace Posted March 17, 2004 Share Posted March 17, 2004 Frankly speaking after the Max and Miria come out, it would probably be a good idea for them to wait at least 1 or 2 years before producing anymore 1/48 VF-1 toys in order to increase the scarcity of the toys and give sufficient time for demand to build.Graham Good, because it will be 1 to 2 years before I can afford to get the Max and Millia 1/48s! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfx Posted March 17, 2004 Share Posted March 17, 2004 Frankly speaking after the Max and Miria come out, it would probably be a good idea for them to wait at least 1 or 2 years before producing anymore 1/48 VF-1 toys in order to increase the scarcity of the toys and give sufficient time for demand to build.Graham Good, because it will be 1 to 2 years before I can afford to get the Max and Millia 1/48s! Same....hoping that they don't become rare like them 1/48s. Problem with Yammies is that, they can get hard to find, depending on where you are. I'm sure Hong Kong won't be a problem though.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wicked Ace Posted March 17, 2004 Share Posted March 17, 2004 Same....hoping that they don't become rare like them 1/48s. Problem with Yammies is that, they can get hard to find, depending on where you are. I'm sure Hong Kong won't be a problem though.... I don't think the M&Ms will be a "limited edition," which means they shouldn't be difficult to find, like the low-vis. Unless you're posting up from Antarctica, I don't see the difficulty in getting any of the other 1/48s produced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skull Leader Posted March 17, 2004 Share Posted March 17, 2004 many here seem to forget that more than one member on this board runs a shop or small business out of the Hong Kong area..... if you're still looking for one of the older runs, put it up in the "wanted" section.. you might find someone still packing (although, the low-viz seems like a pretty dried up well at the moment) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renato Posted March 17, 2004 Share Posted March 17, 2004 (edited) Question -- How's the availability for the VF-11B Fast Pack version over in Japan right now? I haven't got an FP one yet, and I was waiting until I go over there next month to do so. I just hope it's not become too hard to find yet. Edited March 17, 2004 by Renato Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted March 17, 2004 Share Posted March 17, 2004 Anyway, I'm sure we will continue to see Macross products from Yamato, although even I don't really have a clear idea of what's in the pipeline apart from lots of Macross Zero stuff. I thought the 1/60 monster was coming out as well? As for the 1/48 VF-1 toys, well at the moment most asian retailers still have a fair amount of stock, so it's pointless putting the older 1/48 toys back into production at this time if no stores are going to buy them. It doesn't make good financial sense for Yamato to fill their warehouse full of 1/48s when there are no customers. I'm sure once the stock starts to thin-out Yamato will start getting requests from their distributors for more 1/48 toys and once they recieve enough orders they will pump out another production run. Great. I can start building my air force. And finally start on the customs I been wanting to do. It's not a good idea for Yamato to over-saturate the market with 1/48 VF-1 toys. Frankly speaking after the Max and Miria come out, it would probably be a good idea for them to wait at least 1 or 2 years before producing anymore 1/48 VF-1 toys in order to increase the scarcity of the toys and give sufficient time for demand to build. That means possibly VF-1A CF? Or even better yet, the two seaters VFs... Ok, I wont start that rumor but one can dream. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted March 18, 2004 Share Posted March 18, 2004 Question -- How's the availability for the VF-11B Fast Pack version over in Japan right now?I haven't got an FP one yet, and I was waiting until I go over there next month to do so. I just hope it's not become too hard to find yet. I can't speak for Japan, but the VF-11B FP is still very easy to find here in Hong Kong. In fact during the recent MW HK Shopathon Kanto Hobby had them on sale and Guppy bought one for about HK$200 (£15) IIRC. Graham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eternal_D Posted March 18, 2004 Share Posted March 18, 2004 yah, no more vf-1's please...unless it's a D. then with a D you can easily do a VE and VT...oh sweet 1/48....*droool* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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